The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-09-06
Saturdays Rally.

Saturdays Rally.
The adjourned mass meeting In the
reform interest took place Saturday
evening in the basement of Kauma-
kapili Church. DIR. Tucker, Chairman
of the Central Committee, presided
and Mr.. W. L. Wilcox acted as inter
prefer. The Chairman opened the
meeting with few pointed remarks
on the independence of the Hawaiian
Kingdom. There was no nation in
history that had achieved its indie
pendence without great expenditures
of blood and treasure, except this one.
Here no such sacrifices ever had to be
made. Perhaps if the independence
of. the Hawaiian Kingdom had cost
the people more they would show a
higher appreciation of its value. The
native Hawaiian has now the oppor-
tunity of throwing away his indie
pendence by voting for the opposition
ticket, batch of men who have only
declared in favor of the new Constitu-
ton because they can't help them
selves.
Mr.. Henry Warehouse was the first
of the candidates called for. He
spoke wholly in Hawaiian, and in a
manner that evidently produced a
favorable impression. HeheId before
the audience the Hawaiian flag, and
spoke on the independence of the
country as only he can speak who
means what he says. The rounds of
applause with which Mr.. Waterhouse
was greeted at intervals in the course
of his Grafton and at the close evil
denced a hearty appreciation on the
part Of the audience of his opinions
on national affairs.
Mr.. Hookano was the next speaker.
His remarks were also in Hawaiian,
and were delivered with tremendous
energy, carrying the house with him.
He was frequently applauded in
manner that showed him to be hitting
his nails fair on the head every time.
The Chairman next called on Mr..
Hustace, who was received with
plaudits loud and prolonged.
He acknowledged in appropriate terms the
honor of having been nominated by the
great Reform Convention of August 18th.
and said he took his stand upon the platform
of the Reform party. If elected he would
work for the principles enunciated in that
platform. He maintained that native Ha-
waiians ought to fill all offices under the
government, the duties of which they are
competent to discharge. And he believed
that the Reform party if successful in the
elections will always act upon that doctrine.
He would uphold the Independence of the
country to the best of his ability. HaWaiians
had asked him if that plank in the platform
(relating to independence had not been put
there for blind; if the Reform party did
not really mean to establish a republic in
stead of the monarchy, but he emphaticaIly
denied the charge and disclaimed all sym
pathy with any such movement. He would
say to the Portuguese portion of the citizens
that if elected he would endeavor to repre-
sent the interests of the Portuguese as we'll
as if they had special nominee of their
own.
Rev. w. B. Oleson said he came before the
meeting, not as a candidate, but solely as a
citizen to plead the cause of good government
for these islands. He had spent many years
of his life laboring for Hawaiians and he
felt that he was entitled to speak in their be-
half. He would say that he appeared there
because the object of this reform was to lift
ans" had been frequently heard of late
years. The cry america for the Ameri-
cans" had often been raised in America
But Hawaii is not for Hawaiians, nor Amer
lea is not for Americans. Both countries are
for whoever come to work and to live honest
ly in them. Who raised the CRY " Hawaii for
Hawaiians " 2 1t was raised by the late gov
naT1f and oil Ir,F
purposes. They used it until the leader of
thai government was driven from the coun-
try. These people had squandered the reve-
nues III extravaganza and debauchery. He
the aloha :" of the Hawaiians for
their own land. 1t was in history that Ha-
waiian independence had been preserved by
foreign interference, and this movement,
which Is to eliminate on the 18th of this
month, was started by foreigners to preserve
the Hawaiian nation. Again, when this coun-
try was wrongfully taken possession of by
the British, who was it that went at night |
into a cave among the bones of the chiefs and |
thence started out messengers to other lands |
to ask assistance? DIR. Judd, foreignerl |
Let any one answer, if he can, what have the |
men whose names are on the opposition |
ticket ever done for the independence of this |
nation? The party they represent was driy- |
ing the countryheadlong to sheer bankruptcy |
aud ruin, and if the foreigners here had not |
risen in behalf of the Hawaiians the country |
would have been sold to pay the debt and its |
lost forever.
In uttering these sentiments, he did not |
stand on his own personality alone. He |
the views of the convention of /
ninety-niue representatives of 200 natives |
and foreigners in this city, the convention |
that placed this plank in the platform that |
the Independence of this country shall be |
and in that utterance, I'VE say
to England. Hands Off we say to France, |
Hands Off we say TO Germany, Hands of"
and we say TO the United States, my own |
native land, Hands Off we are going to be |
He would ask Hawaiians |
for their votes on this platform, and it is due /
to the unscrupulous trickerY of unprincipled |